Emiyan: Hello! I didn't wait for reviews because I already had the first chapter up and ready, so, I decided to use it. Please note that Naraku will be joining us... (points to Naraku)

Naraku: (is tied up, gagged, and thrown into a corner with a sign that reads 'Emiyan+Chely don't own Inuyasha, but do own the OCs')

Torakai: Since when did you convine him to be here?

Emiyan: An authoress had her ways... On with the story!

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Chapter 1: Unholy Partnerships - Part 1

Shippou's POV

"And so, that is why--"

I cut the teacher off in my head by glancing at Kagome. My head still hurt from having to fit into a desk without being noticed. But it was worth it, this class is so fascinating.

"My class, to test your knowledge on the subject we have just cleared, we will start an assignment."

Of choir of groans erupted from the class, I didn't see what was wrong. From what the teacher said (if anyone was paying attention) the assignment seemed fun. I wish I could do something like it.

"You may have a partner," the teacher replied, sighing. But before any one could cheer, she raised a hand. "But, I choose who you partner with."

My head snapped away from Kagome and my stomach lurched. This was not going to be pretty.

The teacher, Mrs. Kaede held up a paper. "Okay, let us begin. Inuyasha, you shall be paired with Naraku--"

"What!"

"Naraku, dear. You shall partner with Naraku."

"You can't!" Sango screamed out all of a sudden, making my attention snap to her, "They'll kill each other!"

Mrs. Kaede simply shook her head, "I'm sure they will get along. Anyway, Kagome, you have Kiyasha."

"Noo!" Sayuri screeched, "You can't! Me and Kiya have always been partners!"

"Well, you'll just have to make a change."

Kiyasha shot a dirty look at Kagome, causing the miko to shrink in her chair and bury her head in her arms. "Kouga, you will be paired with Miroku."

Miroku looked visibly uncomfortable. Maybe because he wasn't partnered with someone like Sango ... maybe. And Kouga looked just as sick, I could see it when he gave a quick, painful glance toward Kagome.

"Kagura, Sango, you two are partners."

They both sunk into their chair and groaned. As much as I knew, they didn't really have a good reason to hate each other, they just did.

"Kikyou and Sesshoumaru will pair together."

Kikyou's lips twisted into a frown, but she said nothing in protest. Sesshoumaru averted his eyes away and also said nothing.

"And Sayuri, you will be with Sisuke."

Sayuri shrieked, while Sisuke looked up crazedly. "Me and the hanyou, partners?" She turned slowly to look at Sayuri, a menacing, maniacal look in her orange eyes.

I gave an inaudible sigh, "Let the games begin."

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Inuyasha's POV

I didn't like him, and he gave off an aura that clearly stated my reason for not liking him. Really, no one liked him, except Kiyasha, but she's an oddball anyway.

"Are you going to just stand there in do nothing? Because if you are going to, I can help you die so you can do nothing in hell."

I hissed at him, but said nothing. "Look, I don't like you and you don't like me. But I don't want to be classified as stupid..." I shot him a triumphant smirk, "But you would know how that feels, wouldn't you?"

Naraku's eyes narrowed, "No, but I suppose you would. Since you seem so eager to talk about it."

I glared, but he had shut his eyes from the world, so it didn't really matter. "Anyway," I hissed, "let's begin on this stupid science project. We can do something easy since you are pretty slow."

"Okay, let's see how fast a mangled hanyou's body travels down a cliff."

"Or, we could see what happens when you shove a stick up a certain hanyou's ass!"

"Good thinking, why don't you be the subject?" He growled before lifting himself from the table and walking off.

Of course, me being me, would not allow him to leave without the last word, so without hesitation, I leapt up and attacked...

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Naraku's POV

"Do you understand why you're here?"

"No." I glanced at the cloth bandage wrapped around my wrist absent-mindedly.

"Well, you and Inuyasha are here to discuss why you--"

"Hate one another?" I finished blandly.

"'Hate' is a very strong word, Onigumo. Let's try dislike."

I winced at that name. It burned my head, "It's Naraku."

"Are you sure? It says Oni--"

"Naraku," I repeated, glaring a hole into the clipboard the woman clutched to her chest.

I heard Inuyasha snicker and turned to glare at him, hoping that if I stared hard enough, he'd burst open in a gory mass. It sadly didn't work.

"Okay then," the counselor murmured, rechecking her notes and turning to Inuyasha. "Tell me, why do you 'dislike' Oni... Naraku."

"He's a bastard," Inuyasha stated, crossing his arms. She winced, the word was nails on a chalkboard to her ears. "Inuyasha, please, let's use more acceptable words."

"For this occasion, it is acceptable."

She sighed, "Okay, why is Naraku a..." she twitched, "what you call him."

He shrugged, "Can't you just feel it? He's evil. He's decieved many people, and I bet he has a murder somewhere on his police file." I gave him a look of mock hurt, "I don't have a murder, I have five. Get it right next time."

"Now now, Inuyasha, no one is evil," she glanced at me. "And you didn't kill anything. Everyone has a soul somewhere--"

"What soul?" I spoke boredly, she was wasting her time. Trying to get Inuyasha and I to get along was like trying to get a starving cat to not eat a bird. To put it frankly, it was impossible.

She replied by staring blankly at me, "Naraku, everyone has a soul--"

"I hate to admit it," Inuyasha said, nodding, "But Naraku is right, he has no soul."
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Kagome's POV

"Why don't we--"

"No."

"We could--"

"No."

"Or, we--"

"Didn't you hear me the first bloody time? No!"

I frowned, "You are really rude, Inuyasha has a better temper than you do." She shrugged, "Does it look like I give a care about Inuyasha?" I stared into her light-blue eyes, trying to see if she did, but sadly, I replied; "No, it doesn't."

"Good," she hissed. I squirmed, she was meaner than Kikyou. "Look, I really want to be your friend, I'm sure if we can complete this together Kiya, than we could be friends." I heard Sayuri use the nickname 'Kiya' when she spoke to Kiyasha, so I figured I could use it too.

Kiyasha glowered at me, "You do NOT use that name with me."

I winced at her tone, "Gomen nasai, I thought--"

She seethed, "What? You thought if Lily uses it, so could you?" She sounded angry, "You are NOT Lily."

Something inside of me snapped, I was tired of being treated like this, "I'm SORRY, okay? God, I'm trying to be nice, but you keep shooting me down! I swear, Naraku has more patience than you do!" My shoulders squared, "I don't want to do this either, but I do want to pass, so just shut up with the dumb comments!"

Kiyasha didn't really seemed fazed by my outburst, but she did sigh. Maybe I did something to change her? Yay?

"Fine," she hissed, "I'll do the damn project with you."

I mentally cheered, I've gotten somewhere!

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Sango's POV

I slumped into my chair, we both did. Actually, I didn't have an idea for the project, I couldn't have concocted one even if my life depended on it. I'm pretty sure Kagura was thinking the same thing.

"Maybe we..."

She stopped and sighed, "I don't have crap, you?"

I shook my head. "No."

She sighed again, "If we don't come up with something, we'll fail."

"Okay, well... well we could..." I was truly lost.

Kagura pulled from her bag, a fan, and began to fan herself in the reasonable weather. My eyes widened, "I think I have an idea..."

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Sayuri's POV

"Mehlp!"

"Oh, don't scream, I promise it won't hurt." Sisuke smiled sweetly at me before holding up the needle of periwinkle liquid. I would've screamed louder, but she had 'borrowed' some of Kikyou's scroll and had me gagged and pinned down.

"Look, if my theories are correct, then you should live."

"WIF!" I screeched out, kicking my legs to break free of the spiritual bounds. I originally meant 'if' but, you know, the gag? "Tish risn't SHIENCE!"

"Of course it's science, genetic, but still science."

I whimpered, "Wot are yous going to do?"

"Well, once I inject you, you should grow a tail..."

I would've looked behind me, but I couldn't.

You now, being a white tiger hanyou meant I had no tail... maybe it wouldn't be so bad having a tail... Hmmm... "Tokay," I replied, nodding my head. Sisuke smiled wickedly, "If I'm wrong, you could grow another arm, or another eye, or another foot, or another nose... Do you agree to those conditions?"

I barely listened, I was to focused on the fact that I may just have a pretty tiger-tail. "Of crourse I do!"

Sisuke smiled, unbound me and pulled out a camera. I posed while she took a picture. "I have to make sure I have evidence of the change..." she took another, then put the camera away. "Now, let's begin..."

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